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Pope Leo XIV Calls for an End to Israeli Violence Against Palestinians
DID Press: Pope Leo XIV, head of the Vatican City State, called for an end to Israeli violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank after reciting the Sunday prayer. According to Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV called on the…
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Polio Vaccination Campaign Begins in Five Afghanistan’s Provinces
DID Press: A polio vaccination campaign began on Monday in five Afghan provinces, with children in Nangarhar, Kunar, Kabul, Herat and Farah set to receive vaccines against the disease, the Polio-Free Organization said. According to the organization, the campaign is…
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Noor: Afghanistan Needs Political Solution, Not Another War
DID Press: Atta Mohammad Noor, leader of Afghanistan’s Jamiat-e Islami party, said at an online meeting marking the fifth anniversary of the fall of the republican system that opponents of Afghanistan’s current government want to find a solution for the…
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Malala Yousafzai: Taliban Rule Has Created ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanistan
DID Press: As Afghanistan marks the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power, Nobel laureate and education rights activist Malala Yousafzai has described the situation facing women and girls in the country as “gender apartheid.” As the fifth anniversary…
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Pakistan UN Envoy Accuses Taliban of Destabilizing the Region
DID Press: Pakistan’s representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, has expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation in the region, alleging that Afghanistan has once again become a safe haven for a number of terrorist groups and that…
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UK Mosque Numbers Reach 1,895 as Islamic Centers Expand
DID Press: The number of mosques across the United Kingdom has reached 1,895 in 2026, according to data on the country’s mosque landscape, with 1,754 located in England. Figures published on mosques in the UK show that the number of…
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West African Muslim and Christian Leaders Unite Against Extremism
DID Press: Muslim and Christian leaders from West Africa have adopted the “Abuja Declaration” at a conference in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, aimed at combating extremism and strengthening social cohesion. The initiative was supported by the Muslim World League…
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Pakistan: Protests Erupt Over Fuel Price Hikes and Heavy Taxes
DID Press: Thousands of people took part in demonstrations in several Pakistani cities, protesting rising fuel prices, heavy taxation and mounting inflation. Thousands of Pakistanis marched in major cities across the country, including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, against the government’s…
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Hundreds of Families, Mine Workers Trapped Amid Taliban-Fateh Clashes in Badakhshan
DID Press: Hundreds of families and mine workers have been trapped amid ongoing fighting between Taliban forces and fighters loyal to Juma Khan Fateh in Nusay district of northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources said, as markets remain closed and roads…
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More Than 3,000 Visit Herat’s Historic Citadel and Museum
DID Press: More than 3,000 people visited the historic Ikhtiyaruddin Citadel and Herat Museum on 24 Asad, marking the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. On 24 Asad, the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic…
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